The death penalty moratorium bill still lurks in the shadows. In North Carolina, normally a bill that does not pass one of the two chambers by the crossover date that relates to spending, cannot be considered. However, Jim Black, the liberal Democrat leader of the House, since he hasn't bribed enough people to vote for it, has exempted that bill from the rules. Imagine that -- rules are there to serve at the pleasure of the House leader and he violates them whenever he wants.

The House did pass a bill to increase the number of toll roads in North Carolina from zero to nine. You see, the General Assembly steals $10 million a year in taxes collected for road use to spend on their own projects, so they donÂ’t have enough money to actually build the roads. Instead of spending the money for the purpose collected, they just want to collect more money.

Three foolish bills appear dead for the year: one would have banned cell phone use while driving, while still allowing people to put on makeup and eat French fries. The bill to reduce jobs and punish business owners in Charlotte, forcing all private businesses to prohibit smoking also appears dead.

The House also killed a bill that would have subsidized education for criminals while fining American citizens – the bill to give in-state tuition to illegal immigrants while forcing all other law-abiding states’ residents to pay higher fees – has also apparently died.

The Senate also squashed a bill to allow the People of North Carolina to vote on defining marriage.

In case youÂ’re scoring at home, tracking for the next election:

NC Democrats support abolition of the death penalty, charging you even more money to build roads (for which youÂ’ve already paid for once), banning cell phones, zero freedom for private, personal business, giving criminals low-cost education while forcing law-abiding to pay more, and gay marriage.

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